Posts Tagged ‘sacraments’

Since so many parents and children have been staying home for long stretches of time, people have gotten creative with chalk drawings and challenges on sidewalks. I have seen the game of hopscotch in front of neighbors’ homes and have been reminded of the fun I used to have as ...Read More

At the end of the Lenten faith-sharing season we invite you to take time to reflect on and evaluate your small group’s experience this past season in the context of the Paschal Mystery—the life, death, resurrection, and glorification of Jesus. Christ lived, died, rose from the dead, and returned in ...Read More

As each year begins, many people resolve to exercise and get fit. Beginning a new year is also a good time to reflect on our spiritual lives and enhance our spiritual fitness as well.
Here are some helpful activities to enhance your spiritual fitness for the new year:
Prayer: Reserve time ...Read More

Among the things that fascinated me in my young life were the objects from Italy that were strewn around my grandmother’s kitchen.
There were calendars, leaflets, prayer cards, icons, and illustrated books about exotic places such as Rome, Naples, and Pompeii.
One of those items was a small hard-covered book that contained ...Read More

“Lent” is an Old English word for springtime. It is an appropriate word because as the season of spring prepares the earth to break forth into new life the season of Lent is a time to prepare to break forth, spiritually, into new life. As a gardener I love this ...Read More

I love driving to work these days. The flowering trees, the tiny green buds of leaves, daffodils and petunias popping out of the ground, baby animals tripping through the woods with their moms, kids walking to school without coats or heavy boots—these and more are signs of ...Read More

In many respects, the village my grandfather left behind in Italy in 1910 hasn’t changed much. There have been some alterations here and there, but if he could go back today he would recognize the place.
He certainly wouldn’t have any trouble spotting the house where he was born and where ...Read More